„You can be ruthless by playing football and one-touch football. Sometimes we get confused between desire and playing football. There is a fine line and sometimes we could pass the ball to each other a bit better. Football is a team effort and sometimes when you're not playing well together you need to go back to basics and play as a team.“
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„That was top football. It was all one touch, the ball was perfect into the player they were passing to and the first time finish with his right foot was great. Our philosophy is to play football like that and get the ball down and play fast one or two touch football.“
— Aaron Ramsey Welsh association football player 1990
(Published 20 October 2013 on the Arsenal Website http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ramsey-it-was-breathtaking-at-times) Ramsey (EPL Player of the Month in September 2013) praising teammate Jack Wilshere's sublime 18th minute opener in a breathtaking 4-1 win over Norwich City at the Emirates Stadium. Newcomer Mesut Özil scored a brace while a wonderful individual effort from Rambo himself, coming on as a 38th minute substitute for the concussed Mathieu Flamini, saw the Gunners return to the top of the Premier League in October 2013
„A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.“
— Bill Shankly Scottish footballer and manager 1913 - 1981
Quoted by John Toshack in Kevin McCarra, "How Benítez built Liverpool," http://football.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,1691681,00.html The Guardian (2006-01-21)
„We did it by playing football. Pure, beautiful, inventive football.“
— Jock Stein Scottish footballer and manager 1922 - 1985
Lisbon, 1967 (after winning the European Cup) http://www.weekender.co.jp/new/030516/sports_news-030516.html
„We're facing the greatest challenge there is in football: to play against an Italian team that only needs a draw.“
— Jürgen Klopp German association football player and manager 1967
Klopp before second leg clash against Juventus in the Champions League.
„At times we forget that football is a team effort, a team game and not a solo show game. Sometimes we just don't respect the game. I love my game, but sometimes you need to please the people around you also, and pass the ball to them. At times during games we forget about team-mates in better positions while we try and force our way in, rather than pass to players in better positions around the box. That is something I'm thinking about more.“
— Thierry Henry French association football player 1977
" Thierry Henry player profile http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,278-377977,00.html, Times Online
„Football is now all about money. There are problems with the values within the game. And this is sad because football is the most beautiful game. We can play it in the street. We can play it everywhere. Everyone can play it but those values are being lost. We have to bring them back.“
— Johan Cruyff Dutch association football player 1947 - 2016
In an interview with The Guardian's Donald McRae in September 2014 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/12/johan-cruyff-louis-van-gaal-manchester-united.
„It seemed a pity so much Argentinian talent is wasted. Our best football will come against the right type of opposition—a team who come to play football, and not act as animals.“
— Alf Ramsey English association football player and manager 1920 - 1999
Ramsey's indignant opinion of Argentina after England beat them 1–0 in a bruising quarter final in the 1966 World Cup.
„We showed the world you could enjoy being a footballer; you could laugh and have a fantastic time. I represent the era which proved that attractive football was enjoyable and successful, and good fun to play too.“
— Johan Cruyff Dutch association football player 1947 - 2016
In They said It: Johan Cruyff ( FIFA.com, 25 April 2014 http://www.fifa.com/news/y=2014/m=4/news=they-said-it-johan-cruyff-2323958.html).
„He likes having the ball, playing football, passes. It's like an orchestra. But it's a silent song. I like heavy metal.“
— Jürgen Klopp German association football player and manager 1967
Klopp comparing his team's style of play to Arsène Wenger's Arsenal.
„Sometimes in football you have to score goals.“
— Thierry Henry French association football player 1977
„This guy should never play football again. What is he doing on the football pitch?“
— Arsène Wenger French footballer and manager 1949
Context: This guy should never play football again. What is he doing on the football pitch? I've gone along with the idea for a long time that to stop Arsenal, you have to kick Arsenal. I knew that was coming for a long time now.
Martin Taylor, who injured Arsenal striker Eduardo. (23 February 2008) http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/feb/23/newsstory.birminghamcityfc
